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What is Feng Shui?

�� Feng shui (pronounced "fung shway") is the ancient Chinese art of living in harmony with our surroundings.� This basic goal, however, transcends any particular culture, as ancient peoples everywhere lived harmoniously with their surroundings or they didn't survive.� For me, feng shui has a close connection with Native American teachings.� Today many of us have lost touch with our surroundings and are not aware of the profound affect they have on us.� Nor are many aware of how they reflect their surroundings.� Feng shui teaches us� an awareness and understanding that enable us to have our surroundings work for, rather than against, us.

�� There is some confusion� surrounding� the� different schools of feng shui.� Compass school advocates use specific directions that are determined by mathematical formulas, numerology, and/or astrological information.� There are actually several different branches of the compass school.� Form school teaches about the most powerful positions for houses and other buildings, rooms within structures, and furniture within the rooms.� These two schools are both several thousand years old.� Although they are both practiced in China today, form school overrules the compass directions if there is a conflict between the suggestions of the two.

�� In the 1980's Professor Thomas Lin Yun introduced Black Tantric Buddhist� (BTB) Feng Shui to the United States.� He eliminated the compass orientation of the bagua and included form school principles in his teaching.� Rather than relying on compasses and mathematical formulas, Professor Lin Yun taught a more spiritual approach, emphasizing intuition and conscious intention.� Today many practitioners follow his teachings and some have modified them further.� I find this western approach more compatible with our lifestyle in the United States and with my own beliefs.

�� Regardless of the school, all feng shui involves four major components.� The first of these is the flow of chi or energy.� Feng means wind and shui means water.� In addition to representing the unseen and the seen in our lives, they symbolize the flow of energy in our surroundings.� Environments are most comfortable and inviting when the flow of chi is like a meandering stream or a gentle breeze.� Clutter and poorly placed furniture are main causes of blocked chi.� A� long straight hallway is an example of rushing chi.� Sharp corners are referred to as cutting chi.� The goal is to achieve a feeling of harmony and balance.���

��� The second component, or layer, of feng shui is the bagua, the template or grid that is superimposed upon any property, structure, room or even furniture within the room.� The nine sections of the bagua correspond to aspects of our lives:� health and family, prosperity, fame and reputation, relationships, creativity and children, benefactors and travel, career, self-knowledge and introspection.� The center, or ninth area, represents our center, the place of oneness, balance, and an openness to possibilities.� These areas can be enhanced with light, crystals, plants, water fountains, wind chimes, color, mirrors, art, and other items.

�� The third layer is the balance of yin and yang.� Cool, dark, low, floral, horizontal, soft, and feminine are some yin qualities.� Warm, light, straight, high, geometric, vertical, hard, and masculine are yang.� While the goal is balance , it is important to honor personal preferences.

��� The fourth layer is the balance of the five elements:� fire, earth, metal, water, and wood.� Substance, color, shape, and other qualities determine the element(s) of any particular object.� Although the most difficult layer with which to work, the balance of the five elements can have a profound affect on spaces and people who inhabit them.

�� By working with these layers of feng shui, spaces can be transformed to work for you, rather than against you.� By applying feng shui principles, relationships, career, prosperity, health, and other aspects of life can be favorably influenced.� You are a reflection of your surroundings and your surroundings affect you.

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